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Chapter 8 - 8 CHAPTER :“Roses, Rumors, and Revenge”

The palace halls were buzzing.

Not with bees. With gossip. My gossip.

"Did you see the Duke kiss her?"

"Prince Caelan was right there!"

*"She's toying with all of them—like a real villainess."

And honestly?

They weren't wrong.

I was toying with them.

Because the system made it clear: to survive, I needed power, love, and chaos. Preferably all at once.

And right now?

I had too much of all three.

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> [System Alert]

🕊️ New Quest: Repair Caelan's Trust

Reward: Hidden Power Fragment (Emotion Tier)

> 👑 Optional Bonus Quest:

Survive Aria's Incoming Revenge Plot

Penalty: Emotional Damage™

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🌙 Later That Night – Prince Caelan's POV

He sat in the gardens, surrounded by lanterns and silence. The kiss had replayed in his mind a thousand times. Her lips—on Lysander's. The way she didn't push him away.

She chose him.

Or at least… she didn't choose Caelan.

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"It's just a game to her," he whispered bitterly, plucking a white rose and crushing it in his fist.

But even as he tried to hate her—he couldn't.

Because every time she smiled, every time she touched his arm, every time she spoke his name—

It felt real.

She made him feel seen.

And that was dangerous.

Because now he realized: he'd already fallen.

And she wasn't reaching back.

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> 💔 Prince Caelan Affection: 89%

⚠️ Status: Heartbroken, Conflicted, Vulnerable

🎭 Hidden Trait Unlocked: The Gentle Becomes Ruthless When Betrayed

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🌙 Meanwhile – My Chambers

"System, can I… go back?" I whispered into the night. "To being just a guy writing stories?"

> Girl, you are so far past that 💅

But I got something better…

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[SURPRISE SIDE QUEST UNLOCKED]

🌹 Clark's Inner Power Resonance Activated

Because you wrote this world… you can now begin to rewrite it.

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Suddenly, words lit up in my mind—lines I didn't write.

A prophecy. Buried deep in the system. And it had one name at the end:

> "Beware the Betrayer Born from Love."

— Caelan Everhart

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I dropped the scroll.

"Oh. Crap."

Caelan isn't just the shy prince…

He's the future villain.

And I'm the one who might create him.

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